RIP Vishwesha Theertha Swami: Pejawar Mutt seer laid to rest, 3-day state mourning declared
The government has declared a three-day state mourning till December 31 as a mark of respect to Pejawar Mutt seer Vishwesha Theertha Swami, who breathed his last in Udupi, on Sunday morning. Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has said that final rites of the seer will be conducted with state honour. Vishwesha Theertha Swami of Pejawar Mutt passed away aged 88. Swamiji is the 32nd in the lineage of Pejawar Mutt following Vishvamanya Tirtha.